Shingling gauge holder



Filed Nov. 29, 1937 INVENTOR JOHN H. GIEBI K BY I Mugmvwdlbk.

ATTORNEYS Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE SHINGLINGGAUGE HOLDER,

John H. Giebink, Waupun, Wis.

Application November 29, 1937, Serial No. 177,032

4 Claims. (01. 33188) My invention relates to improvements in strip, asillustrated. The extreme end 25 of the shingling gauge holders of thegeneral type disportion l9 may be slightly curved outwardly beclosed inexpired patent to Morris, No. 844,612, yond the upset lips 20 to serveas a stop for a dated February 19,1907. pivoted gau s pp ting m now tobe Gauge holders of the type disclosed in said described. 5 prior patenthave not gone into commercial use The gauge supporting member is alsoformed for various reasons, including cost of manuiacof sheet metalhaving one end suitable notched ture, awkwardness in manipulation anduse, and and cylindrically curved to form hinge butts 26 moreparticularly for the reason that shingles are to embrace the pintle IEon each side of the 10 often split at points where covered, (lapped),hinge member It. This gauge holding plate is 10 joints are essential toprevent leakage. also intermediately bent to form a shoulder 28 Objectsof my invention are to provide an imfor supporting a gauge member and aprojecting proved gauge which can conveniently be conend portion 29substantially at right angles to structed almost, if not wholly, fromstamped the shoulder 28. Between the hinge members iisheet metal, andwhich can be attached to shin- 26 and the shoulder 28 this plate isindented gles previously nailed in position, handily, quickor embossedto form cylindrically rounded clamply, and with good job results, withmaximum ing members 30, projecting in the direction of security andminimum damage to shingles which the portion It of the first mentionedplate, and support the gauge. in a position to engage the butt end of ashingle 0 A further object is to provide simple and inbetween theprojection or projections 39 and expensive means whereby the entireclamping said wedge-shaped member I 6. pressure may be utilized to notonly engage a As shown in Figure 2, a plurality of gauge holdpreviouslynailed shingle but also to clamp a ers, constructed as above described,may be emflee movable ge bar against the previously ployed to receiveand support a gauge bar 32. nailed course under resilient pressure whichen- The lower margin of the gauge bar is received 25 counters noresistance in Swi g the ga e r upon the shoulder 28, and, if described,the side to itsclamping position. margin may be connected with theportion 29 of In the drawing: the clamping plate by fasteningsreceivable in Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved theapertures 36. However, a positive connecshingling gauge holder. tionbetween the clamping plate and the gauge 30 Figure 2 s a W O & SmallerScale. ShOWing bar is not essential, and not a part of the inpair ofholders in supporting relation to a vention herein claimed,

gauge bar. In operation, the gauge holder may be se- Like parts areidentified by the same reference cured t previously nailed shingle bypass- .75 characters throughout the several views. ing t wedgehapedmember ll) underneath A at metal connecting plate or bar having theshingle until the cylindrically rounded or Shingle Engaging portion ofWedge-shapedembossed projections 30 are in a position to bear form isintermediately bent to form a shoulder upon the outer u f of the buttend portion l l to receive the butt end of a shingle, and a cyof theshingle. Thereupon the handle 22 may be lindrically curved hinge memberl2 provided with manipulated t cause t short arm 23 of t 40 parallellongitudinally extending slits I3, and uplever to force th clampingplate and t set between the s ts to form a D B hinge jections 38 intoengagement with the shingle. If member I i, between which and the memberl2 a the gauge bar 32 is secured to the upper end 2s pintle 85 may bereceived. The other end porof the clamping plate, it will, of course, beset n Of this plate is bent to form the hook cured in position by theclamping operation, parwhich has an upwardly projecting arm I!) whichticularly if its other end is similarly supported is slitted and upsetto form ears 29, between by another gauge holder. which an elbowed levermay be secured by a This mode of operation is similar to that conpivotpin or fulcrum member 2!. One arm of templated in said prior patent, andnumerous the lever serves as a handle 22, and the other other patentstaken by persons who have atarm extends inwardly across the hook 18 toprotempeted to solve the problem of providing a vide a clamping member23. The lever will prefpractical and satisfactory gauge holder. erablybe formed of sheet metal, and except for My improved gauge holder may beconstructed the grasping portion 22 it may be channel-shaped at suchsmall expense as to invite universal use by upsetting the side marginsof a sheet metal by carpenters. Its fiat broad surfaces for engagementunderneath shingles already nailed to the roof and the cooperativecylindrically rounded clamping projections 30 make possible theengagement of such shingles with sufficient clamping pressure withoutdanger of splitting, or otherwise damaging the shingles.

The term cylindrically rounded is intended to define projections more orless spherically rounded or curved to the contour which embossedprojections naturally tend to assume.

The gauge supporting shoulder 28 and associated portion 29 of theclamping arm readily move upon their hinged connection to carry thegauge bar into and out of contact with the outer surface of a previouslylaid course of shingles, and the stop lip 25 limits the movement ofclamping release to a degree suited to be requirements for shifting thegauge bar upon the roof. The

gauge bar, when released from engagement with any shingle or course ofshingles, is held in a position for speedy readjustment and engagementwith another shingle or course of shingles. In security, in the supportof a gauge bar, in facility of manipulation, in expense of manufacture,and in avoidance of damage to the shingles, my improved gauge bar avoidsobjections which have previously prevented shingle engaging holders fromcoming into general use, and which have heretofore caused carpenters toadhere to the extremely common practice of temporarily nailing gaugebars to the roof, or laying shingles to a chalk line.

My improved holder may be inexpensively formed of three pieces ofso-called strap iron of substantially the same width, and with eachpiece bent and pressed into the form described and illustrated in thedrawing. The hook will have sufficient resiliency to allow the lever arm23 to move between the projections 30 slightly beyond the point ofmaximum clamping pressure without material reduction in such pressure,but with sufficient resilient resistance to prevent an accidentalmovement of the handle toward releasing position.

Owing to the fact that the arm 23 may pass between the projections 30,the clamping pressure will be applied at the point where it is mosteffective for securing the device to a shingle previously fixed inposition on the roof.

I claim:

1. A shingling gauge bar holder, comprising the combination of a stampedsheet metal shingle engaging strip of resilient sheet metal,wedge-shaped at one end, hook-shaped in the other end portion andintermediately ofiset to provide a shingle butt receiving shoulder, agauge bar mounting strip of similar material having one end forked andpivoted to the shingle receiving plate immediately below its shoulderand near the bend of the hook, the mounting strip being provided withcylindrically rounded clamping projections, upset in the direction ofthe wedge-shaped plate near its hinged connection with the mountingstrip, and a third sheet metal plate upset and elbowed to form a channelbar lever, with its elbowed portion extending through said hook andpivotally secured thereto in a position with one end of the lever inclamping relation to the mounting strip above its hinge, whereby thegauge bar may be moved to clamping position without resistance and theentire clamping pressure of the lever and its resilient supporting hookmay be exerted to hold the gauge bar and its mounting strip inengagement with the previously nailed course of shingles.

2. A shingling gauge bar holder, comprising the combination of .astamped sheet'metal shingle receiving plate, wedge-shaped at one end,hook-shaped in the other end portion and having intermediately a shinglebutt receiving shoulder, a gauge bar mounting strip of similar materialhaving one end forked and pivoted to the shingle receiving plate betweenits shoulder and hook, the mounting strip being provided withcylindrically rounded clamping projections, embossed in the direction ofthe wedge-shaped plate, and a third sheet metal plate having one endportion upset and elbowed to form a channel bar lever, extending throughsaid hook and pivotally secured thereto in a position with one end ofthe lever in clamping relation to the gauge bar mounting strip, andadapted for sliding movement thereon between the shingle clampingprojections.

3. A shingling gauge bar holder, comprising an inexpensive assembly ofthree pieces of metal, including a shingle engaging piece having awedge-shaped end and a resilient hook-shaped end, a gauge bar supportingpiece pivoted to the shingle engaging piece between said end portionsand provided with intermediate cylindrically rounded clampingprojections extending in the direction of said wedge-shaped end portion,and a third piece elbowed to form a lever pivoted to the hook-shapedportion at the elbow in clamping relation to the bar supporting portion,the extremity of the hook being outwardly curved beyond the lever pivotto form a stop for the pivoted bar supporting portion, whereby the barsupporting portion may be utilized to clamp a fixed shingle between itand the wedge shaped end of the first mentioned portion without dangerof splitting the shingles so clamped, the clamping arm of said leverbeing adapted to move between the clamping projections of the barsupporting member to .a point slightly beyond that of maximum pressure,whereby the lever is held by the resilient hook against accidentalrelease.

4. In a gauge bar holder for use in shingling roofs, a shingle engagingstrap-like member of a generally U-shaped form, with legs of unequallength, the longer leg having a wedge-shaped extremity adapted to passunderneath a shingle, said leg having an intermediate offset to receivethe butt of the shingle, and a portion below the offset provided withparallel slits and the material pressed in opposite directions along theslits to form cylindrically curved hinge butts for the pintle of a gaugebar supporting member, the shorter leg of said member being also slittedand upset to provide ears to which a clamping lever may be pivoted, saidleg being extended upwardly in a position to serve as a stop for a gaugebar supporting member pivoted to the other leg, all substantially asdescribed and for the purposes set forth.

JOHN H. GIEBINK.

